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Hon Hai Makes Push Into Software Development, Telecom Services

Company Plans to Hire More Than 2,000 Software Engineers and Build a Data Center

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Lorraine Luk

Oct. 31, 2013 8:21 a.m. ET

TAIPEI—In a strategy shift, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. is making a push into software development and telecom services, its latest efforts to seek new avenues of growth as revenue from contract manufacturing slows.

Chairman Terry Gou said Thursday the company plans to hire more than 2,000 software engineers to beef up content, software development and build a data center in Taiwan.